Santiago Tepalcatlalpan People of corn and fire Some of the pre-Hispanic peoples of the Xochimilco Delegation is Tepalcatlalpan de tepalcatl, tepalcate, sherd, fragment of clay pots; Tlapa, by Tlapalli, color. Colorful pots or with color.
In their soil there were found remains of vessels in great quantity because it is known that the Aztecs at the end of the xiuhmolpia or tethering of the years, cycle that are celebrated every fifty-two years, lit a new fire on the top of a mountain .
Its foundation dates back to 1300 of our era and its type of houses was zacatón with trunks of pine or pine, stone fences and dirt roads. Then the entrance to the town was paved and the one that went to the church.
Santiago preserves archaeological remains that are still unknown both in its soil and in the pyramid where the crosses of Xochitepec are found. The 7 processional-posed chapels, of which 5 are conserved, and which the native people call their vaults, are evidence of their great importance before the conquest.
One of the important fairs of Santiago Tepalcatlalpan is the Maize Fair and the tortilla where a great variety of products made with this cereal are offered, such as esquites, tortillas, sopes, panque and others.
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